This is especially critical to our area due to these facts:

• The North Fork and Shelter Island has the oldest population in NY State
• 27% of our residents are age 65+ which is double the percentage of Suffolk County
• Our Senior population is estimated to increase by 37% over the next few years

The Long Island Geriatric Education Center - one of approximately 48 such programs nationwide - was established in January 2002 with a grant from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.  The East End Extension allows the LIGEC (Long Island Geriatric Education Center) to provide educational outreach to gerontology and geriatric professionals on the East End. 

Mission:
To train health professionals and keep current on relevant geriatric / gerontologic practices for the well being of older adults.

Leadership:
Suzanne D. Fields, MD, Director, LIGEC, Stony Brook

Peter D. Kuemmel, MS, RPA-C, Associate Director

Barbara Chandler, MPA, LIGEC Program Coordinator

Jay Slotkin, MD, Co-Director, East End Extension

Karen McLaughlin, Director of Human Services, Town of Southold & Co-Director, East End Extension

 Curriculum topics include:

• Updates in dementia care
• Best practice nursing home care
• Pain management and palliative care
• Updates on the management of geriatric syndromes, i.e. falls, urinary incontinence, feeding disorders, etc.
• Health promotion / disease prevention
• Exercise prescription for seniors
• Advance directives
• Multicultural aging
• Evidence-based learning
• Geriatric interdisciplinary team training.

The following topics area available on video tape and can be viewed for professional education credit:

• Obesity as a Cause for Functional Decline
• Advance Directives and Multicultural Aging
• Exercise in the Elderly
• Dementia
• The Older Driver

Annual Courses include:

• Patient-Safety Leadership Workshop
• 24-Hr Health Literacy Course

This is especially critical to our area due to these facts:

• The North Fork and Shelter Island has the oldest population in NY State
• 27% of our residents are age 65+ which is double the percentage of Suffolk County
• Our Senior population is estimated to increase by 37% over the next few years

The Long Island Geriatric Education Center - one of approximately 48 such programs nationwide - was established in January 2002 with a grant from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.  The East End Extension allows the LIGEC (Long Island Geriatric Education Center) to provide educational outreach to gerontology and geriatric professionals on the East End. 

Mission:
To train health professionals and keep current on relevant geriatric / gerontologic practices for the well being of older adults.

Leadership:
Suzanne D. Fields, MD, Director, LIGEC, Stony Brook

Peter D. Kuemmel, MS, RPA-C, Associate Director

Barbara Chandler, MPA, LIGEC Program Coordinator

Jay Slotkin, MD, Co-Director, East End Extension

Karen McLaughlin, Director of Human Services, Town of Southold & Co-Director, East End Extension

 Curriculum topics include:

• Updates in dementia care
• Best practice nursing home care
• Pain management and palliative care
• Updates on the management of geriatric syndromes, i.e. falls, urinary incontinence, feeding disorders, etc.
• Health promotion / disease prevention
• Exercise prescription for seniors
• Advance directives
• Multicultural aging
• Evidence-based learning
• Geriatric interdisciplinary team training.

The following topics area available on video tape and can be viewed for professional education credit:

• Obesity as a Cause for Functional Decline
• Advance Directives and Multicultural Aging
• Exercise in the Elderly
• Dementia
• The Older Driver

Annual Courses include:

• Patient-Safety Leadership Workshop
• 24-Hr Health Literacy Course